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and zuecos in other parts of the Continent of Europe. The Sabotiers, an order of friars which originated in the fourteenth century, vowed to be shod with wooden shoes, probably as an improvement on the barefooted Carmelites. They were formerly worn by kings, came to be regarded by the populace of England as representing Popery and slavery, and formed the burden of popular outcry, aiding in the expulsion of James II. from the country. The cry of the mob, No slavery, no wooden shoes, made Walpole's life uneasy. Clog. Clois′ter. （Architecture.) A covered ambulatory. Close-butt. （Shipbuilding.) A fayed or rabbeted joint where the parts are so closely fitted or driven as to dispense with calking. Clos′er. （Masonry.) a. The last stone or brick in a horizontal course closing the gap. b. A brickbat inserted in course when the gap will not admit a whole brick. A king closer is a bat, three quarters the size of a brick. A queen closer is a quarter-brick